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The Definitive Guide to Tech and CarsSat, 10 Dec 2016 04:25:16 +0000en-UShourly1https://wordpress.org/?v=4.74555266AsteroidOS alpha release gives Android Wear smartwatches a new hopehttps://www.slashgear.com/asteroidos-alpha-release-gives-android-wear-smartwatches-a-new-hope-08466763/
https://www.slashgear.com/asteroidos-alpha-release-gives-android-wear-smartwatches-a-new-hope-08466763/#respondThu, 08 Dec 2016 09:30:07 +0000https://www.slashgear.com/?p=466763With Fitbit’s acquisition and strangling of Pebble, the smartwatch market has just gotten smaller and its future even more in question. But even before that, the Android Wear scene was already in a state of decline, with earlier models no longer receiving the rare Android Wear updates. If you have one such wearable device, there might be hope yet. The … Continue reading]]>https://www.slashgear.com/asteroidos-alpha-release-gives-android-wear-smartwatches-a-new-hope-08466763/feed/0466763Comma.ai self-driving agent open sourced after Comma One failhttps://www.slashgear.com/comma-ai-self-driving-agent-open-sourced-after-comma-one-fail-01465892/
https://www.slashgear.com/comma-ai-self-driving-agent-open-sourced-after-comma-one-fail-01465892/#respondThu, 01 Dec 2016 10:00:09 +0000https://www.slashgear.com/?p=465892Try and try until you die, is not what most people would advice. In this case, however, startup Comma.ai is probably close to calling it quits. After being hit by questions and blocks from both the US NHTSA and the California DMV, Comma.ai decide to ax its Comma One device plans. That driver assistance system, however, could live on as … Continue reading]]>https://www.slashgear.com/comma-ai-self-driving-agent-open-sourced-after-comma-one-fail-01465892/feed/0465892Jolla Sailfish OS gets certified for Russian government usehttps://www.slashgear.com/jolla-sailfish-os-gets-certified-for-russian-government-use-30465787/
https://www.slashgear.com/jolla-sailfish-os-gets-certified-for-russian-government-use-30465787/#respondWed, 30 Nov 2016 11:15:11 +0000https://www.slashgear.com/?p=465787Things have been a little rough so far this year for Jolla, the Finnish startup behind the open-source Sailfish OS. First its tablet device was confirmed dead after a mere 540 units were shipped, and then it found itself in financial trouble before securing $12 million in funding. But now there’s some good news for the future of Sailfish, which … Continue reading]]>https://www.slashgear.com/jolla-sailfish-os-gets-certified-for-russian-government-use-30465787/feed/0465787Fuchsia is Google’s new OS project – here’s what we knowhttps://www.slashgear.com/fuchsia-is-googles-new-os-project-heres-what-we-know-14451683/
https://www.slashgear.com/fuchsia-is-googles-new-os-project-heres-what-we-know-14451683/#commentsSun, 14 Aug 2016 12:00:34 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=451683When it comes to creating its own platforms, Google like to keep busy. There’s Android, Chrome OS, Chromecast, and several more. But yet another open source operating system from the company has been discovered, this one dubbed “Fuchsia.” Now, this is far from a finalized product, mind you, it’s just a new project that’s appeared on GitHub with the description … Continue reading]]>https://www.slashgear.com/fuchsia-is-googles-new-os-project-heres-what-we-know-14451683/feed/9451683Facebook announces OpenCellular, an open source wireless platformhttps://www.slashgear.com/facebook-announces-opencellular-an-open-source-wireless-platform-07447454/
https://www.slashgear.com/facebook-announces-opencellular-an-open-source-wireless-platform-07447454/#respondThu, 07 Jul 2016 13:30:37 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=447454For several years now, Facebook has been exploring initiatives to bring internet access to remote parts of the world. There’s been internet delivery via drones, and the controversial Free Basics platform, but their newest project is OpenCellular, which aims to make cellular networks cheaper to set up in similarly remote areas. As an open source “wireless access platform,” OpenCellular includes … Continue reading]]>https://www.slashgear.com/facebook-announces-opencellular-an-open-source-wireless-platform-07447454/feed/0447454Google installation features 6,000 light-up buttons powered by open-source softwarehttps://www.slashgear.com/google-installation-features-6000-light-up-buttons-powered-by-open-source-software-04442885/
https://www.slashgear.com/google-installation-features-6000-light-up-buttons-powered-by-open-source-software-04442885/#commentsSat, 04 Jun 2016 17:15:24 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=442885Google has unveiled another unique creation: an installation of roughly 6,000 arcade buttons on a wall that respond to presses by lighting-up with various patterns and designs. But this is more than just a piece of art for the lobby of Google’s New York City office, it’s part the announcement for the their newest piece of open-source software, AnyPixel.js. Available … Continue reading]]>https://www.slashgear.com/google-installation-features-6000-light-up-buttons-powered-by-open-source-software-04442885/feed/1442885Android “microG” aims to cut out Google (sort of)https://www.slashgear.com/android-microg-aims-to-cut-out-google-sort-of-28433694/
https://www.slashgear.com/android-microg-aims-to-cut-out-google-sort-of-28433694/#commentsMon, 28 Mar 2016 15:42:10 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=433694A group of freedom-fighters wishes to bring a truly open Android to the masses without Google apps. While the average Android user might assume that Google’s ownership of Android precludes Google apps appearing on all Android devices, that’s just not the case. Google partners go through a certification process that allows devices to run Google Play – that process makes … Continue reading]]>https://www.slashgear.com/android-microg-aims-to-cut-out-google-sort-of-28433694/feed/8433694Animation software used by Studio Ghibli goes open sourcehttps://www.slashgear.com/animation-software-used-by-studio-ghibli-goes-open-source-20432429/
https://www.slashgear.com/animation-software-used-by-studio-ghibli-goes-open-source-20432429/#commentsSun, 20 Mar 2016 16:00:31 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=432429A prominent piece of software used by Japanese animation house Studio Ghibli is about to go open source for independent animators. Known as Toonz, the software has played an important part in the development of several Studio Ghibli films over the years, as well as being used in popular animated TV series like Futurama. As part of an acquisition deal, … Continue reading]]>https://www.slashgear.com/animation-software-used-by-studio-ghibli-goes-open-source-20432429/feed/2432429Apple programming language Swift goes open sourcehttps://www.slashgear.com/apple-programming-language-swift-goes-open-source-03416856/
https://www.slashgear.com/apple-programming-language-swift-goes-open-source-03416856/#respondThu, 03 Dec 2015 18:21:31 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=416856Apple has officially made Swift, its programming language that it first announced at WWDC 2014, an open source project. The company announced its intentions to do so earlier this year, and has now posted the Swift compiler’s source code and standard library functions and objects online at its own website, Swift.org. By making Swift open source, it allows developers to … Continue reading]]>https://www.slashgear.com/apple-programming-language-swift-goes-open-source-03416856/feed/0416856Mozilla to focus solely on Firefox, spinning off Thunderbird email clienthttps://www.slashgear.com/mozilla-to-focus-solely-on-firefox-spinning-off-thunderbird-email-client-01416524/
https://www.slashgear.com/mozilla-to-focus-solely-on-firefox-spinning-off-thunderbird-email-client-01416524/#commentsTue, 01 Dec 2015 16:14:56 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=416524Mozilla Foundation, the makers of the popular internet browser Firefox, have revealed that in order focus their efforts on continued development of their most used product, they are planning to spin-off the email and chat client Thunderbird. This shouldn’t come as a huge surprise to Mozilla followers, for while Thunderbird first debuted in 2004, shortly after Firefox, it hasn’t been … Continue reading]]>https://www.slashgear.com/mozilla-to-focus-solely-on-firefox-spinning-off-thunderbird-email-client-01416524/feed/1416524Forget hoverboards, this 3D printed electric skateboard is coolerhttps://www.slashgear.com/forget-hoverboards-this-3d-printed-electric-skateboard-is-cooler-03412810/
https://www.slashgear.com/forget-hoverboards-this-3d-printed-electric-skateboard-is-cooler-03412810/#commentsTue, 03 Nov 2015 23:02:21 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=412810Hoverboards that don’t really hover may be fashionable right now, but a 3D printed open-source electric skateboard has the potential for far more impact. Faraday Motion’s HyperBoard R2, tucked away at the Stratasys booth at SEMA 2015 this week, takes the flexibility of custom 3D printing and uses it to deliver a personal transporter that can be adapted to the … Continue reading]]>https://www.slashgear.com/forget-hoverboards-this-3d-printed-electric-skateboard-is-cooler-03412810/feed/9412810Google wants to make the mobile web faster with Accelerated Mobile Pageshttps://www.slashgear.com/google-wants-to-make-the-mobile-web-faster-with-accelerated-mobile-pages-07408740/
https://www.slashgear.com/google-wants-to-make-the-mobile-web-faster-with-accelerated-mobile-pages-07408740/#respondWed, 07 Oct 2015 17:19:09 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=408740In order to help prevent users from encountering slow loading webpages while mobile browsing, and in turn keep those site from losing visitors, Google has announced an open-source project called Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP). By using existing HTML technologies, Google’s AMP is meant to help publishers build “light-weight” versions of their sites that will reduce load times on mobile, even … Continue reading]]>https://www.slashgear.com/google-wants-to-make-the-mobile-web-faster-with-accelerated-mobile-pages-07408740/feed/0408740Airnef utility supports Nikon WiFi camerashttps://www.slashgear.com/airnef-utility-supports-nikon-wifi-cameras-21405631/
https://www.slashgear.com/airnef-utility-supports-nikon-wifi-cameras-21405631/#commentsMon, 21 Sep 2015 13:00:39 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=405631Many of the newer generation of digital cameras from companies like Nikon offer WiFi to make it easier to share and download images. Getting those images wirelessly off your camera may involve software that you don’t like for one reason or another. It’s always good to have a choice when it comes to the software you use and the new … Continue reading]]>https://www.slashgear.com/airnef-utility-supports-nikon-wifi-cameras-21405631/feed/1405631OSVR’s latest “hacker development” headset begins preorders October 1https://www.slashgear.com/osvrs-latest-hacker-development-headset-begins-preorders-october-1-04401882/
https://www.slashgear.com/osvrs-latest-hacker-development-headset-begins-preorders-october-1-04401882/#respondFri, 04 Sep 2015 15:19:50 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=401882OSVR (Open Source Virtual Reality), an open source platform for virtual reality software and hardware, has announced that next month it will begin shipping its latest public prototype version. The headset, which they are calling a “hacker development kit,” will see release as HDK 1.3, with pre-orders starting October 1st and shipping to follow shortly after. The new headset is … Continue reading]]>https://www.slashgear.com/osvrs-latest-hacker-development-headset-begins-preorders-october-1-04401882/feed/0401882These Google “bloat” apps are leaving new Android deviceshttps://www.slashgear.com/these-google-bloat-apps-are-leaving-new-android-devices-20398484/
https://www.slashgear.com/these-google-bloat-apps-are-leaving-new-android-devices-20398484/#commentsThu, 20 Aug 2015 21:34:21 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=398484Requirements for apps on new Google-approved Android devices are changing, reducing the number of apps needed right out of the box. This news comes from the manufacturing section of the device chain, from a set of requirements set by Google for manufacturers that wish to release Android devices with any of Google’s key apps – including Gmail and Google Play. … Continue reading]]>https://www.slashgear.com/these-google-bloat-apps-are-leaving-new-android-devices-20398484/feed/9398484IBM’s crazy LinuxONE servers pitch open-source to mainstreamhttps://www.slashgear.com/ibms-crazy-linuxone-servers-pitch-open-source-to-mainstream-17397809/
https://www.slashgear.com/ibms-crazy-linuxone-servers-pitch-open-source-to-mainstream-17397809/#respondMon, 17 Aug 2015 17:32:12 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=397809First nobody told IBM that servers were meant to be nondescript slabs, and now Big Blue has gone wild with Linux on its new open-source LinuxONE range. The angular behemoths look more like gaming PCs than they do enterprise hardware, but they open the door to what the Linux Foundation is calling its Open Mainframe Project, a push to better … Continue reading]]>https://www.slashgear.com/ibms-crazy-linuxone-servers-pitch-open-source-to-mainstream-17397809/feed/0397809Robots are about to replace lockpicking kitshttps://www.slashgear.com/robots-are-about-to-replace-lockpicking-kits-14383636/
https://www.slashgear.com/robots-are-about-to-replace-lockpicking-kits-14383636/#respondFri, 15 May 2015 02:15:05 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=383636If you’re protecting treasured first edition comic collection with a combination lock, you may want to upgrade your security. traditional combo locks are about to be toast thanks to this new robot. The contraption is the creation of Samy Kamkar, the same hacker who brought us the pocket-sized KeySweeper, capable of sniffing keystrokes from wireless keyboards. With a little help … Continue reading]]>https://www.slashgear.com/robots-are-about-to-replace-lockpicking-kits-14383636/feed/0383636Next-gen Siri will rely on open source back-endhttps://www.slashgear.com/next-gen-siri-will-rely-on-open-source-back-end-27380908/
https://www.slashgear.com/next-gen-siri-will-rely-on-open-source-back-end-27380908/#respondMon, 27 Apr 2015 14:38:48 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=380908When Apple launched ResearchKit, the platform was open source, allowing anyone to contribute or develop for ResearchKit. The snarky quip was that Apple finally figured out what open source was. It looks like Apple wasn’t done with open source; they’ve apparently based the new Siri engine on an open source platform known as Mesos. It’s the same platform used by … Continue reading]]>https://www.slashgear.com/next-gen-siri-will-rely-on-open-source-back-end-27380908/feed/0380908Apple makes ResearchKit available to Devs and researchershttps://www.slashgear.com/apple-makes-researchkit-available-to-devs-and-researchers-14378973/
https://www.slashgear.com/apple-makes-researchkit-available-to-devs-and-researchers-14378973/#respondTue, 14 Apr 2015 16:47:22 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=378973ResearchKit has the capacity to truly change things. Today, Apple is letting Developers and researchers realize its promise, and has opened ResearchKit up to anyone who wants to contribute. Developers are now free to develop apps that utilize the framework, and researchers can begin new studies to aide in ramping up their studies. Announced at Apple’s March event, ResearchKit uses … Continue reading]]>https://www.slashgear.com/apple-makes-researchkit-available-to-devs-and-researchers-14378973/feed/0378973Facebook’s 10 year plan: AI, VR, and the flying webhttps://www.slashgear.com/facebooks-10-year-plan-ai-vr-and-the-flying-web-26375502/
https://www.slashgear.com/facebooks-10-year-plan-ai-vr-and-the-flying-web-26375502/#commentsThu, 26 Mar 2015 17:53:12 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=375502Facebook may be best known for providing a route for former schoolfriends to annoy you with their baby photos, but the social site is also looking to bring the next generation of internet users online and give developers the tools to lure them. A combination of virtual reality, vast data centers, newly open-sourced coding tools, and innovative and less expensive … Continue reading]]>https://www.slashgear.com/facebooks-10-year-plan-ai-vr-and-the-flying-web-26375502/feed/1375502Open Source Virtual Reality Academia heads to Universities worldwidehttps://www.slashgear.com/open-source-virtual-reality-academia-heads-to-universities-worldwide-26375398/
https://www.slashgear.com/open-source-virtual-reality-academia-heads-to-universities-worldwide-26375398/#respondThu, 26 Mar 2015 15:00:13 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=375398Earlier this year amid Razer’s introduction of OSVR (Open Source Virtual Reality) to the masses, an announcement was made for the program’s approach to higher-education. This program provides OSVR virtual reality headsets to participating VR programs for students, along with software for development. Now here near the end of March, the OSVR Academia program is partnering with universities in Germany, … Continue reading]]>https://www.slashgear.com/open-source-virtual-reality-academia-heads-to-universities-worldwide-26375398/feed/0375398Open source LibreOffice coming soon to a browser near youhttps://www.slashgear.com/open-source-libreoffice-coming-soon-to-a-browser-near-you-26375411/
https://www.slashgear.com/open-source-libreoffice-coming-soon-to-a-browser-near-you-26375411/#commentsThu, 26 Mar 2015 10:50:11 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=375411If you’re anything of an open source (or free and open source) software advocate, chances are you are well familiar with the attempts to produce a productivity suite to rival and replace Microsoft Office. It has been a long and rather uphill journey, though with relative success in some some quarters. But with Microsoft now spreading its wings to other … Continue reading]]>https://www.slashgear.com/open-source-libreoffice-coming-soon-to-a-browser-near-you-26375411/feed/2375411Open Source Virtual Reality gets massive with Unity and Unreal Enginehttps://www.slashgear.com/open-source-virtual-reality-gets-massive-with-unity-and-unreal-engine-23374897/
https://www.slashgear.com/open-source-virtual-reality-gets-massive-with-unity-and-unreal-engine-23374897/#respondMon, 23 Mar 2015 18:00:40 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=374897Plugins for both Unity 5 and Unreal Engine 4 have been released to the public for OSVR, the Open Source Virtual Reality program. This system was first initiated by the folks at Razer, appearing at CES 2015 with a brand new OSVR Dev Kit virtual reality headset. In the very short time between then and now, they’ve racked up quite … Continue reading]]>https://www.slashgear.com/open-source-virtual-reality-gets-massive-with-unity-and-unreal-engine-23374897/feed/0374897Open source Sirius virtual assistant gets Google fundinghttps://www.slashgear.com/open-source-sirius-virtual-assistant-gets-google-funding-17373927/
https://www.slashgear.com/open-source-sirius-virtual-assistant-gets-google-funding-17373927/#commentsTue, 17 Mar 2015 11:40:51 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=373927Virtual, personal assistants seem to be the rave these days on mobile, from the big ones like Siri, Cortana, Google Now, and most recently BlackBerry Assistant, to the little known apps and services scattered throughout app markets. So it isn’t surprising that we’re hearing about another one called Sirius, a not so subtle play on Siri perhaps, but this software, … Continue reading]]>https://www.slashgear.com/open-source-sirius-virtual-assistant-gets-google-funding-17373927/feed/1373927Razer’s OSVR now has 50 partners for a single VR standardhttps://www.slashgear.com/razers-osvr-now-has-50-partners-for-a-single-vr-standard-04371981/
https://www.slashgear.com/razers-osvr-now-has-50-partners-for-a-single-vr-standard-04371981/#respondWed, 04 Mar 2015 16:01:15 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=371981This week at GDC 2015, OSVR announced that several hard-hitting names in gaming recently joined their cause – to unite the whole VR universe under one set of standards. This also marks the first clear point at which OSVR is being promoted as a system separate from Razer. Instead of this being a Razer-centric announcement from Razer, it’s positioned as … Continue reading]]>https://www.slashgear.com/razers-osvr-now-has-50-partners-for-a-single-vr-standard-04371981/feed/0371981Autodesk Ember 3D printer is now available for purchasehttps://www.slashgear.com/autodesk-ember-3d-printer-is-now-available-for-purchase-18369547/
https://www.slashgear.com/autodesk-ember-3d-printer-is-now-available-for-purchase-18369547/#respondWed, 18 Feb 2015 12:52:21 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=369547Autodesk, who has a lot of high-profile 3D modeling and animation software under its belt, such as 3ds Max, Maya, and AutoCAD, finally has a 3D printer under its name. And while Ember might have a pretty high price tag, that might just be fine for Autodesk’s purposes. For one, it neatly ties in with Autodesk’s own Spark 3D printing … Continue reading]]>https://www.slashgear.com/autodesk-ember-3d-printer-is-now-available-for-purchase-18369547/feed/0369547Cyanogen looks to tech giants to fund non-Google Android planshttps://www.slashgear.com/cyanogen-looks-to-tech-giants-to-fund-non-google-android-plans-10368259/
https://www.slashgear.com/cyanogen-looks-to-tech-giants-to-fund-non-google-android-plans-10368259/#commentsTue, 10 Feb 2015 15:20:06 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=368259It seems that startup Cyanogen won’t just be stopping with Microsoft in building up support for its war against a Google-controlled Android. Rumor is spreading that Cyanogen plans to undergo a Series C funding and has been talking with the big dogs in the industry. One of those unofficially named is Amazon, who has its own custom Android flavor, which … Continue reading]]>https://www.slashgear.com/cyanogen-looks-to-tech-giants-to-fund-non-google-android-plans-10368259/feed/11368259Jolla’s crowdfunded, open source tablet raises $1.2M in two dayshttps://www.slashgear.com/jollas-crowdfunded-open-source-tablet-raises-1-2m-in-two-days-23357020/
https://www.slashgear.com/jollas-crowdfunded-open-source-tablet-raises-1-2m-in-two-days-23357020/#commentsSun, 23 Nov 2014 18:00:21 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=357020It was only a few days ago that Jolla, a startup from Finland, launched its Indiegogo campaign to crowdfund a new tablet powered by their open source OS Sailfish. Well, it only took them a few hours to meet their funding goal of $380,000, but with two full days now passed, they’ve raised over $1.18 million from almost 7,400 backers, … Continue reading]]>https://www.slashgear.com/jollas-crowdfunded-open-source-tablet-raises-1-2m-in-two-days-23357020/feed/2357020Dronecode creates an open source space for UAVs to growhttps://www.slashgear.com/dronecode-creates-an-open-source-space-for-uavs-to-grow-14350496/
https://www.slashgear.com/dronecode-creates-an-open-source-space-for-uavs-to-grow-14350496/#respondTue, 14 Oct 2014 11:00:24 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=350496Aside from smartwatches, the other fastest growing tech obsession is in the field of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles or UAVs, or as they are more popularly, or unpopularly, known, drones. But with every budding technology, there are often many and sometimes competing platforms, systems, software, and players. In order to foster development that is more oriented towards the open source culture, … Continue reading]]>https://www.slashgear.com/dronecode-creates-an-open-source-space-for-uavs-to-grow-14350496/feed/0350496MOD Duo hands-on: Breaking the effects pedal cartelhttps://www.slashgear.com/mod-duo-hands-on-breaking-the-effects-pedal-cartel-17346460/
https://www.slashgear.com/mod-duo-hands-on-breaking-the-effects-pedal-cartel-17346460/#commentsWed, 17 Sep 2014 16:00:54 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=346460Of all the instruments and accessories in a musician’s arsenal, the guitar pedal may be the one that most resolutely refuses to get with the electronic times. Musical Operating Devices (MOD) decided there was a better way than daisy-chaining numerous single-effect pedals, and so came up with the MOD Pedal, effectively putting a tiny computer in a box and running … Continue reading]]>https://www.slashgear.com/mod-duo-hands-on-breaking-the-effects-pedal-cartel-17346460/feed/2346460Google Translate is enlisting the help of the ‘Community’https://www.slashgear.com/google-translate-is-enlisting-the-help-of-the-community-25338721/
https://www.slashgear.com/google-translate-is-enlisting-the-help-of-the-community-25338721/#respondFri, 25 Jul 2014 21:15:20 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=338721If you’ve used Google Translate, you know things sometimes get lost in translation. It’s sometimes hard to know just what may work linguistically, so Google has created a Translate Community page to enlist your help. You can contribute your knowledge of language, and even give feedback about what Google may already be doing. This dovetails into a recent Translate update, … Continue reading]]>https://www.slashgear.com/google-translate-is-enlisting-the-help-of-the-community-25338721/feed/0338721Flappy Bird clone lands on Android Wear as Flopsy Droidhttps://www.slashgear.com/flappy-bird-clone-lands-on-android-wear-as-flopsy-droid-09336787/
https://www.slashgear.com/flappy-bird-clone-lands-on-android-wear-as-flopsy-droid-09336787/#commentsWed, 09 Jul 2014 10:30:37 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=336787Now that Android Wear apps are starting to crop up, it was only a matter of time before games for the small screen also started appearing. It should probably come as a shock to no one that one of the first games to land, or should we say fly, into the wearable platform would be nothing less than a clone … Continue reading]]>https://www.slashgear.com/flappy-bird-clone-lands-on-android-wear-as-flopsy-droid-09336787/feed/1336787Android L source released in AOSP for download and perusalhttps://www.slashgear.com/android-l-source-released-in-aosp-for-download-and-perusal-02336284/
https://www.slashgear.com/android-l-source-released-in-aosp-for-download-and-perusal-02336284/#commentsWed, 02 Jul 2014 21:48:04 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=336284This afternoon, General Public License projects for the Android L Preview release have been pushed. This does not mean that full source codes are live for all devices, as has been the case with first releases for Android versions in the past. Instead, this is an (almost) unprecedented move by Android to show a preview for developers before the full … Continue reading]]>https://www.slashgear.com/android-l-source-released-in-aosp-for-download-and-perusal-02336284/feed/1336284Students create open source brain signal recording equipmenthttps://www.slashgear.com/students-create-open-source-brain-signal-recording-equipment-13333529/
https://www.slashgear.com/students-create-open-source-brain-signal-recording-equipment-13333529/#respondFri, 13 Jun 2014 17:05:37 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=333529We live in an age where almost anything can be created – or replicated – for a fraction of the cost of a commercial product. For a couple of grad students wishing for some brain signal recording equipment back in 2011, their wish became a matter of original creation, eventually resulting in an open source community for neural technology and … Continue reading]]>https://www.slashgear.com/students-create-open-source-brain-signal-recording-equipment-13333529/feed/0333529Autodesk Spark 3D printer plans open-source for ubiquityhttps://www.slashgear.com/autodesk-spark-3d-printer-plans-open-source-for-ubiquity-14329064/
https://www.slashgear.com/autodesk-spark-3d-printer-plans-open-source-for-ubiquity-14329064/#respondWed, 14 May 2014 18:55:15 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=329064The 3D printer market is getting some new competition, with Autodesk not only revealing its own 3D printer and the Spark software to run it, but making the design of each open-source so that other firms can use them. The unnamed printer will not only go on sale from Autodesk later in 2014, but be compatible with printing materials from … Continue reading]]>https://www.slashgear.com/autodesk-spark-3d-printer-plans-open-source-for-ubiquity-14329064/feed/0329064WebOS Mochi design language released as open sourcehttps://www.slashgear.com/webos-mochi-design-language-released-as-open-source-03323722/
https://www.slashgear.com/webos-mochi-design-language-released-as-open-source-03323722/#respondFri, 04 Apr 2014 01:58:08 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=323722The legacy of Palm is almost all but gone but bits and pieces still live here and there. Now the team behind WebOS has just released Mochi, a software design language meant for the mobile platform that unfortunately didn’t see the light of day. Until now. The story of WebOS isn’t exactly a good one, though it technically isn’t over … Continue reading]]>https://www.slashgear.com/webos-mochi-design-language-released-as-open-source-03323722/feed/0323722Amazon smartphone tipped international with “Project Aria” codenamehttps://www.slashgear.com/amazon-smartphone-tipped-international-with-project-aria-codename-13320541/
https://www.slashgear.com/amazon-smartphone-tipped-international-with-project-aria-codename-13320541/#respondThu, 13 Mar 2014 15:59:53 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=320541With a codename like “Project Aria”, we wouldn’t be surprised if Amazon was also trying to kick out the SEO of Motorola/Google’s Project Ara while they’re at it. This week it’s been tipped that Amazon’s long-rumored smartphone is part of talks between the company and potential OEM partners for overseas distribution. What we’re also to understand today is that “multiple” … Continue reading]]>https://www.slashgear.com/amazon-smartphone-tipped-international-with-project-aria-codename-13320541/feed/0320541Tizen stumbles as hardware fails to appearhttps://www.slashgear.com/tizen-stumbles-as-hardware-fails-to-appear-23317914/
https://www.slashgear.com/tizen-stumbles-as-hardware-fails-to-appear-23317914/#commentsSun, 23 Feb 2014 17:03:54 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=317914Tizen may have two new smartwatches to its name, but the open-source OS is still struggling to convince the mobile world that it’s the best alternative to Android and iOS. Samsung’s new Gear 2 and Gear 2 Neo wearables proved to be the only hardware the Tizen Association could namecheck at its Mobile World Congress event today, instead pointing to … Continue reading]]>https://www.slashgear.com/tizen-stumbles-as-hardware-fails-to-appear-23317914/feed/1317914DARPA Open Catalog brings its open source offerings to the publichttps://www.slashgear.com/darpa-open-catalog-brings-its-open-source-offerings-to-the-public-04315715/
https://www.slashgear.com/darpa-open-catalog-brings-its-open-source-offerings-to-the-public-04315715/#respondWed, 05 Feb 2014 01:43:27 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=315715DARPA has announced the launch of a public website offering anyone access to its open source offerings, the Open Catalog. With this comes the hope easy access will facilitate more rapid development of software that meets government needs, allowing experts to build upon the foundation laid by others. This movement meets the long-standing requests by the public for results on … Continue reading]]>https://www.slashgear.com/darpa-open-catalog-brings-its-open-source-offerings-to-the-public-04315715/feed/0315715Facebook reveals Conceal cryptographic API for Androidhttps://www.slashgear.com/facebook-reveals-conceal-cryptographic-api-for-android-29314905/
https://www.slashgear.com/facebook-reveals-conceal-cryptographic-api-for-android-29314905/#respondWed, 29 Jan 2014 07:09:16 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=314905No company or web service is probably as painfully aware of the need to keep data safe and private than the likes of Facebook, who holds a virtual copy of a good portion of their users’ lives in their hands. Facebook is now sharing part of that knowledge by releasing Conceal, a set of Java APIs that will help other … Continue reading]]>https://www.slashgear.com/facebook-reveals-conceal-cryptographic-api-for-android-29314905/feed/0314905